OAKLAND — Warriors coach Steve Kerr likes to praise Andre Iguodala by noting how the box score doesn”t quite reveal the importance of the forward”s contributions to the success of the team.

But when Iguodala is out of action, the negative numbers leap off the page. The Warriors committed 44 turnovers over a two-game stretch last week when Iguodala was out with a hamstring injury.

Iguodala”s latest injury is a sprained left ankle, and the Warriors will be tested with their Sixth Man of the Year candidate relegated to rehab for at least the next two weeks. Iguodala suffered the injury Friday night during a 128-112 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers and missed the Warriors” 123-116 win Saturday over the Phoenix Suns.

“That”s just something we”ll have to get adjusted to however long he”s going to be out,” Warriors guard Stephen Curry said. “We”ll have to get prepared for that, but at the end of the day, we run the same offense. It”s just one less playmaker, ballhandler, big-time defender obviously.”

The Warriors have won six of seven games during a stretch when Iguodala has missed four of those games because of injuries, but they have seen some slippage during that stretch.

Kerr said the combined 44 turnovers the Warriors committed in a loss to Los Angeles Lakers and a win against the Orlando Magic were “inexcusable” yet “probably not a coincidence” with Iguodala missing in action.

Iguodala said: “You look at the schedule, and you see three or four games you think will be easy wins, and you can overlook a team and play down to their level of competition, and that can bite you. It can create bad habits over the course of two or three games, so I don”t know if it was just my absence.”

Therein lies Iguodala”s significance. He has a calming presence on the court that has allowed the Warriors to stay consistent while compiling a 59-6 record, and it has saved them at times during a pursuit of the Chicago Bulls” all-time single-season record of 72 wins.

He is the 61 percent free-throw shooter who hit two game-tying free throws in the last second of regulation in a game the Warriors won in overtime at Oklahoma City last month.

He is the player who after winning the Finals MVP following his midseries entry into the starting lineup resumed being a super sub this season and flourished. Despite averaging a career-low 7.3 points per game, he has raised his shooting percentages this season and excelled at running the fast break with Curry.

He is the perimeter defender who goes up against LeBron James and Kevin Durant and would have been called upon to cool down Suns guard Brandon Knight, who had a 17-point third quarter Saturday in Iguodala”s absence.

“For me, most importantly is you have that intense locked-in look when you”re on the court,” Iguodala said. “You make an extra pass. You”re talking on defense. You make sure everyone”s locked in while you”re on the court. Not as much vocally, but just showing it. Leading by example. That”s something I”ve always tried to do.”

Kerr said: “He”s kind of our organizer at both ends. He covers up defensively for guys on a lot of plays that people don”t even see. And offensively, he”s one of our main ballhandlers and decision-makers. And he”s one of our guys who really takes good care of the ball and makes great decisions.

“We obviously need Andre, and we”ve got to get him healthy for the playoffs. That”s the main thing. Hopefully, we”ll get him back well before then. But he”s so important to what we do, and he doesn”t get enough credit because the numbers don”t really show what he does.”

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